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Effect of Ractopamine in Finishing Swine Diets on Growth Performance, Carcass Measurements and Pork Quality
J.F. Patience1, P. Shand2, Z. Pietrasik2, J. Merrill3, D.A. Gillis1, G. Vessie3 and A.D. Beaulieu1 |
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5 ppm Paylean |
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26 Averages Days on Paylean |
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Initial Weight 86 Kg (189 lbs) |
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Final Weight 118 Kg (260 lbs) |
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1.09% Lysine in Paylean diet |
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Pigs on study; 267 Control, 264 Paylean |
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PIC genetics |
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Slaughtered at Mitchells in Saskatoon |
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Meat Quality and trained taste panellist review |
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1 Prairie Swine Centre Inc., P.O. Box 21057, 2105 8th Street East, Saskatoon, SK Canada. S7H 5N9.
2 Dept. of Applied Microbiology & Food Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada S7N 5N8
3 Elanco Animal Health, Guelph, ON Canada |
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